death certificate

noun

: an official document that gives information about a person's death (such as when and how the death happened)

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Any death certificate may contain up to 10 ICD codes, including multiple categories above, plus alcohol use or various diseases. —Richard A. "red" Lawhern, STAT, 11 July 2024

Nearly a month later, 10 days after Hamel was seriously injured in the accident, a man from the firm contacted police alleging that Pratte showed up with a death certificate that did not appear to be authentic, according to the warrant affidavit. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024

According to a statement by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, officials received an autopsy report and death certificate last week regarding a 71-year-old woman who was found in her home in Downieville, north of Lake Tahoe, after being attacked by a black bear. —Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024

According to a copy of the General Hospital star's death certificate obtained by PEOPLE, Wactor has been cremated and his ashes will be sent to his mother Scarlett Wactor in Summerville, South Carolina. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024

Legal Definition

death certificate

noun

: a document setting forth information (as age, occupation, and place of birth) relating to a dead person and including a doctor's certification of the cause of death

Note: Death certificates are issued by a particular public official, as a city or town clerk. A death certificate is required to document a person's death for certain purposes, as to file an estate tax return or to probate an estate.